Ind vs SL 2nd T20I of their series on July 28, 2024, at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. This match was crucial for India, who aimed to secure the series after winning the first T20I by 43 runs.
The match began with a rain delay, impacting the toss and the overall start time. Eventually, India won the toss and opted to bowl first, a decision influenced by the pitch conditions, which typically favor batting in the second innings.
Sri Lanka struggled to build momentum, managing to score 161 runs for 9 wickets in their allotted overs. Despite a promising start, they lost wickets at regular intervals, which hampered their ability to post a competitive total.
A key performance from Sri Lanka, Kushal Perera’s 53(34) and Pathum Nissanka 32(24) took over the Sri Lankan batting.
India’s bowling attack was led by Ravi Bishnoi, who was instrumental in dismantling the Sri Lankan batting order, taking 3 wickets for 26 runs. Along with Ravi Bishnoi, Hardik Pandya and Aashdeep Singh managed to take 2 wickets each.
As soon as Sri Lanka’s batting was over, it started raining and India’s batting was delayed. After that, India needed 78 runs to win in 8 overs under DLS method.
In response to which India’s Yashashvi Jaiswal scored 30 runs in 15 balls followed by Surya Kumar Yadav who scored 26 runs in 12 balls. And in the end Hardik Pandya scored 22 runs in 9 balls to win the 2nd T20I for India and with the match win, India went 2-0 in the series against Sri Lanka. With the match win, India won the series